Key Resources

• Beverage Container Recycling Program Reform
• Official Notices
• DORIIS
• Grants
• Laws & Regulations
• Publications
• CRV Product List
• Contacts & Complaints
• FTP Site

Beverage Container Recycling

General Program Information

• California Refund Value (CRV) Program Basics
• Recycling Rates
• Laws and Regulations
• Miscellaneous
• Frequently Asked Questions

California Refund Value (CRV) Program Basics

• Consumer Recycling Refund Value Fact Sheet (PDF, 85 KB)
• What beverages are subject to CRV? Color flyer (PDF, 105 KB) | Black & white flyer (PDF, 192 KB)
• Cuales envases son sujetos al Valor de Reembolso de California (CRV) Folleto Informaciónal: Folleto color (PDF, 126 KB) Folleto negro y blanco (PDF, 130 KB)
• CRV Rates and Program Basics

Recycling Rates

These reports show the number of beverage containers sold and returned for recycling, and present the resulting recycling rates:

• July-December 2012: Biannual Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption, and Recycling Rates (posted May 10, 2013). This notice reports the number of beverage containers sold and returned for recycling and defines and presents the resulting recycling and redemption rates. (PDF version 237 KB)
• January-December 2012: Calendar Year 2012 Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption & Recycling Rates (posted May 10, 2013)

Laws and Regulations

• California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act This revised edition contains code sections amended through December 31, 2012, and in effect January 1, 2013, unless otherwise stated. Posted: December 21, 2012.
• California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14. Natural Resources, Division 2. Department of Conservation, Chapter 5. Division of Recycling. These regulations were updated April 1, 2013.
• Laws & Regulations home page

Miscellaneous

• California's Beverage Container Recycling & Litter Reduction Program Fact Sheet (PDF, 325 KB, updated 6/1/12, posted 6/18/12)
• Recycling Program Flow Chart (PDF, 117 KB)
• Weights and Measures Information for Recyclers (PDF, 92 KB, 7/27/10)